I am finding it really hard to find motivation to do anything. Could say I have not been dealt the best set of cards, faced parental abuse as a child (nothing really tragic), which I keep using as an excuse for being a useless sack of poo. Even though I have been living by myself for the past 3 years, I just spend most time regretting my past and dwelling on missed opportunities.
Been in this rut for the past year. There have been phases where I get going for a week and fall back into a long slump of bad habits and routines. However, some books have really helped me to stop feeling sorry for myself and get over past regrets. They just inspire me to get on with it and sheds light on how much shit some people have been through and still come out stronger than ever. Such books put my own problems into perspective, making them seem insignificant.
But once I relapse I dont find reading the same book to be that impactful, it does not hit the same and I end up finding it boring. Prolly cause I dont like reading the same book more than once.I need some tough love to guilt me into getting off my ass.
Looking for some tragically inspiring books. Some books that made me realize it is never too late if I start over NOW.
1. Mans Search for meaning – Frankl
2. The Night
3. Siddartha – Hesse
4. When Breath Becomes Air – Kalanithi
5. The story of my life Helen Keller
6. Works of Kafka (even though he didn;t always come out of his troubles)
Prefer non fictions, biographies or memoirs. There need not always be a redemption arc for the character eg. Kafka. Not particularly looking for self help titles.
Ik there are plenty of tragic fictions but it just doesn’t hit the same way.
Thank you, for taking the time.
PS (Just a sidenote)
Idk if this sounds wrong, I find reading about suicides to be motivating. If their death leads me to realize how little time is left to change my ways, maybe their deaths have some meaning after all. My way of giving their lives meaning.
by Alternative-Drop4517